Michael Edwards agrees FSG deal with Liverpool new sporting director to follow
Michael Edwards has agreed to return to Liverpool after accepting a senior role with club owners Fenway Sport Group which will see him oversee football operations at Anfield.
The 44-year-old initially turned down an approach from the Reds’ American owners to return to the club, following Jurgen Klopp’s shock announcement in January that he would stand down as manager at the end of the season.
But after flying out to Boston for face-to-face talks with FSG earlier this month, he has now agreed to take up a senior role in the group - with Liverpool Football Club falling under his remit.
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One of Edwards’ first tasks will be to appoint a new sporting director at Anfield, with Richard Hughes expected to take up the role after announcing last week that he would leave AFC Bournemouth in the summer. The pair are friends from their time together at Portsmouth, where Edwards was a junior data analyst and the former Scotland international was still a player.
The Reds have been in the market for a new sporting director since Jorg Schmadtke left the club at the end of January, having replaced Julian Ward - Edwards’ own successor in the role - on a short term basis last summer.
Once Hughes' own arrival is finalised, the pair will turn attentions to choosing a successor for Klopp. Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso remains one of the favourites to replace the German, as he continues to mastermind a remarkable transformation at Bayer Leverkusen and pursue a treble of trophies with the Bundesliga outfit, but he is not the only serious candidate under consideration.
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